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, smiling sweetly, handing her a bowl of soup. The soup laced with shrimp puree. The severe allergi

scooped up the thick paste and pushed

was gone from his voice. It was a ha

gether. She clamped her jaw

narrowed. His pa

down hard on her jawline. He squeezed, pressing his thu

side and dumped the ho

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isting in disgust. He slammed the

lew open, hitting the

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on the floor and let ou

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yes were murderous. "Shut y

walked right up to the

so close to hers she could smell t

s. "You think you still have a say in anything? With that shiny new medical record of yours, you can't even pr

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